Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

erysipeloid \er`y*sip"e*loid\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*loid), n.
   [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin.
   See {Red}, and {Pell}, n.] (Med.)
   a usually self-limiting cellulitis of the hand somewhat
   resembling erysipelas, caused by the bacterium
   {Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae}. It may start at the site of a
   wound obtained while handling meat or fish, and may
   occasionally become generalizd with protracted illness and
   severe toxemia. --Stedman
   [PJC]
    

Erysipelothrix \Er`y*sip"e*lo*thrix\
   ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*las), n. [see {erysipelas}.]
   (Microbiol.)
   a genus of non-motile, rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of
   the family {Corynebacteriaceae}. They are facultatively
   anaerobic and produce acid but no gas from glucose. Members
   of this genus are parasitic on fish, birds, and mammals,
   including man. The type species of the genus, {Erysipelothrix
   rhusiopathiae}, causes erysipeloid in man. --Stedman
   [PJC]